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From this menu you can check the toner level and the remaining service life of consumable products. You can also print status and sample sheets showing the printer’s current settings, available fonts, and a brief summary of available features.
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*1 Available only when the jobs are stored by using the Quick Print Job feature.
*2 Available only when Form Overlay data exists.
*3 Available only when the NetworkI/F setting in Network Menu is set to On.
*4 Available only when an optional Type B interface card is installed and the printer has been turned on when the AUX I/F setting is set to On.
*5 Available only when the printer is connected to a USB device with D4 support and has been turned on when the USB I/F setting is set to On.
*6 Available only when an optional P5C module is installed.
Status Sheet, AUX Status Sheet, PS3 Status Sheet Prints a sheet showing the current printer settings and installed options. These sheets can be useful to confirm whether options have been installed correctly. Reserve Job List Prints a list of reserved print jobs stored on the optional Hard Disk Drive. Form Overlay List Prints a list of the form overlays stored on the optional Hard Disk Drive. Network Status Sheet Prints a sheet showing the working status of the network. Color Regist Sheet Prints a sheet to check and adjust the registration position of each color (Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta). If you notice a misalignment of colors, use this sheet to adjust the alignment as explained in Setup Menu. USB ExtI/F Status Sht Prints a sheet showing the working status of the USB interface. PS3 Font List, P5C Font Sample, ESCP2 Font Sample, FX Font Sample, I239X Font Sample Prints a sample of the fonts available for your selected printer emulation. C Toner/M Toner/Y Toner/K Toner/Photocon Displays the amount of toner left in the toner cartridges, and the remaining service life of the photoconductor unit, as shown below:
Total Pages Displays the total number of pages printed by the printer. Color Pages Displays the total number of pages printed in color by the printer. B/W Pages Displays the total number of pages printed in black-white by the printer. This menu allows you to specify the size and type of paper loaded in the MP tray. Accessing this menu also lets you check the size of the paper currently loaded in the lower paper cassettes. The paper type settings in this menu can also be made from your printer driver. Settings you make in your printer driver override these settings, so use your printer driver whenever you can.
*1 Default setting varies according to the country of purchase.
*2 Available only when the optional paper cassette unit is installed.
MP Tray Size Select your paper size from this menu. When Auto is selected, all kinds of available paper size are detected automatically. Select the proper size to use other size paper. LC1 Size/LC2 Size/LC3 Size/LC4 Size Displays the paper size loaded in the standard and optional paper cassettes. MP Type Lets you set the paper type loaded in the MP tray. LC1 Type/LC2 Type/LC3 Type/LC4 Type Lets you select the paper type loaded in the standard and optional lower cassettes. Use this menu to select the printer emulation mode. You can specify different emulations for each interface; in other words, for each computer you connect the printer to. Since each emulation mode has its own specific options, make settings in the ESC P2, FX, or I239X menu, as necessary. The settings you can choose from are the same for every interface.
*1 Available only when an optional Type-B interface card is installed.
*2 Available only when an optional P5C module is installed.
This menu allows you to make standard print settings, such as Page Size and Orientation, when printing from an application or operating system that does not support your printer driver. Be sure to use the printer driver to make these settings whenever you can, since settings made on your computer always override these settings.
*1 Custom-size paper is 88.9 × 139.7 mm at the minimum and 220 × 355.6 mm at the maximum, but EPSON recommends printing on paper that is not wider than 207.9 mm.
*2 Not available in optional P5C mode.
Page Size Specifies the paper size. Wide A4 Selecting On decreases the left and right margins from 4 mm to 3.4 mm. Orientation Specifies whether the page is printed in portrait or landscape orientation. Resolution Specifies the printing resolution. RITech Turning RITech on produces smoother and crisper lines, text, and graphics. Toner Save When this setting is selected, the printer saves toner by substituting a gray shade for the black inside of characters. The characters are outlined in full black on the right and lower edges. Image Optimum When this mode is on, the quality of graphics is reduced. It reduces the amount of graphics data when the data reaches the memory limit, allowing complex documents to be printed. Top Offset Makes fine adjustments to the vertical printing position of the page.
Left Offset Makes fine adjustments to the horizontal printing position of the page. This is useful for fine adjustments.
T Offset B Adjusts the vertical printing position on the back of the paper when printing on both sides. Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected. L Offset B Adjusts the horizontal printing position on the back of the paper when printing on both sides. Use this if the printout on the back is not where you expected. This menu allows you to make various basic configuration settings related to paper sources, feeding modes, and error handling. You can also use this menu to select the LCD panel display language.
*1 Available only when the optional paper cassette unit is installed.
*2 Available only when you use A4, A5, B5, LT, LGL, EXE, or GLG size paper.
*3 Available only for ESC/Page, ESC/P2, FX, or I239X mode.
*4 Not available when an optional P5C module is installed.
Lang Specifies the language displayed on the LCD panel and that printed on the status sheet. Time to Sleep Specifies the length of time until the printer enters the sleep mode if there are no button operations. Time Out Specifies the length of the time, in seconds, before a time out when interfaces are being switched automatically. The time before a time out occurs is the length of time from the point when no data is being received from an interface until the point of switching the interface. If the printer has a print job when switching the interface, the printer prints the print job. Paper Source Specifies whether paper feeds into the printer from the MP tray or the optional lower paper cassette unit. If you select Auto, paper feeds from the paper source containing paper that matches your Paper Size setting. If an envelope size (DL, IB5) is selected as the Page Size setting, paper always feeds from the MP tray. If you select Thick, ExtraThk, or Trnsprnc as the Paper Type setting, paper always feeds from the MP tray. MP Mode This setting determines whether the MP tray has the highest or lowest priority when Auto is selected as the Paper Source setting in the printer driver. When Normal is selected as the MP Mode, the MP tray has the highest priority as the paper source. If you select Last, the MP tray has the lowest priority. Manual Feed Allows you to select the manual feed mode for the MP tray. Copies Designates the number of copies to be printed, from 1 through 999. Duplex Turns duplex printing on or off. Binding Specifies the binding direction of the printout. Start Page Specifies whether printing starts from the front or back of the page. Paper Type Specifies the type of paper to be used for printing. The printer adjusts the printing speed according to this setting. The printing speed is reduced when Thick, Extra Thk, or Trnsprnc is selected. Page Side Select Front when printing on the front of thick paper (Thick) or extra-thick paper (ExtraThk). Select Back when printing on the back of thick paper (Thick) or extra-thick paper (ExtraThk) Skip Blank Page Enables you to skip blank pages when printing. This setting is available when you print in the ESC/Page, ESCP2, FX, or I239X mode. Auto Eject Page Specifies whether or not to eject paper when the limit specified in the Time Out setting is reached. The default is Off, which means paper is not ejected when the time-out limit is reached. Size Ignore If you want to ignore a paper size error, select On. When you turn this item on, the printer keeps printing even if the image size exceeds the printable area for the specified paper size. This may cause smudges because of the toner that is not transferred onto the paper properly. When this item is turned off, the printer stops printing if a paper size error occurs. Auto Cont
When you turn this setting on, the printer automatically continues printing after a certain period of time when one of the following errors occurs: Paper Set, Print Overrun, or Mem Overflow. When this option is off, you must press the Page Protect Allocates additional printer memory for printing data, as opposed to receiving it. You may need to turn this setting on if you are printing a very complex page. If a Print Overrun error message appears on the LCD panel during printing, turn this setting on and reprint your data. This reduces the amount of memory reserved for processing data so your computer may take longer to send the print job, but it will allow you to print complex jobs. Page Protect usually works best when Auto is selected. You will need to increase your printer’s memory if memory errors continue to occur.
LCD Contrast
Adjusts the contrast of the LCD panel. Use the This menu allows you to print or delete print jobs that were stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive using the Quick Print Job feature (Re-Print Job, Verify Job, Stored Job) of the printer driver’s Reserve Job function. For instructions on using this menu, see Using the Quick Print Job Menu. This menu allows you to print or delete print jobs stored in the printer’s Hard Disk Drive using the Confidential Job feature of the printer driver’s Reserve Job function. You need to enter the correct password to access this data. For instructions on using this menu, see Using the Confidential Job Menu. This menu allows you to make color registration settings.
Cyan Regist Adjusts the registration position of the color cyan relative to black. To adjust the registration, select Color Regist Sheet on the control panel’s Information Menu to print a color registration sheet. Then use the Cyan Regist setting to select the number that corresponds to the cyan and black line segments most closely aligned. See Checking Color Registration for more detailed instructions. Magenta Regist Adjusts the registration position of the color magenta relative to black. To adjust the registration, select Color Regist Sheet on the control panel’s Information Menu to print a color registration sheet. Then use the Magenta Regist setting to select the number that corresponds to the magenta and black line segments most closely aligned. See Checking Color Registration for more detailed instructions. Yellow Regist Adjusts the registration position of the color yellow relative to black. To adjust the registration, select Color Regist Sheet on the control panel’s Information Menu to print a color registration sheet. Then use the Yellow Regist setting to select the number that corresponds to the yellow and black line segments most closely aligned. See Checking Color Registration for more detailed instructions. This menu allows you to cancel printing and reset the printer settings. Clear Warning Clears warning messages that show errors except for these that occur from consumable products or mandatory-replacement parts. Clear All Warnings Clears all warning messages that appear on the LCD panel. Reset Stops printing and clears the current job received from the active interface. You may want to reset the printer when there is a problem with the print job itself and the printer cannot print successfully. Reset All Stops printing, clears the printer memory, and restores the printer settings to their default values. The print jobs received from all interfaces are erased.
SelecType Init Restores the control panel menu settings to their default values. These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the parallel interface.
Parallel I/F Allows you to activate or deactivate the parallel interface. Speed Specifies the pulse width of the ACKNLG signal when receiving data in the Compatibility mode or Nibble mode. When Fast is selected, the pulse width is about 1 ms. When Normal is selected, the pulse width is about 10 ms. Bi-D Allows you to specify the bidirectional communication mode. When you select Off, bidirectional communication is disabled. Buffer Size Determines the amount of memory to be used for receiving data and printing data. If Maximum is selected, more memory is allocated for receiving data. If Minimum is selected, more memory is allocated for printing data.
These settings control communication between the printer and the computer when using the USB interface.
*1 After this item is changed, the setting value takes effect after a warm boot or after the power is turned on again. While it is reflected in the Status Sheet and EJL read-back, the actual change takes effect after a warm boot or after the power is turned on again.
*2 Available only when a USB external device with D4 support is connected. The USB Config setting is set to No automatically when exiting the panel settings.
*3 Available only when a USB external device with D4 support is connected and the USB Config setting is set to Yes. The contents of the settings depend on the USB external device settings.
*4 Available only when the Get IPAddress setting is set to Auto. This setting cannot be changed.
*5 When the Get IPAddress setting is changed from Panel or PING to Auto, the panel setting values are saved. When Auto is changed to Panel or PING, the saved setting values are displayed. 192.168.192.168 if the settings are not made from the panel.
USB I/F Allows you to activate or deactivate the USB interface. USB SPEED Allows you to select the operation mode of USB interface. Selecting HS is recommended. Select FS if HS does not work on your computer system. Buffer Size Determines the amount of memory to be used for receiving data and printing data. If Maximum is selected, more memory is allocated for receiving data. If set to Minimum is selected, more memory is allocated for printing data.
See the Network Guide for each setting. See the Network Guide for each setting. These settings are available in the P5C mode.
*1 Available only when downloaded fonts are available.
*2 Available only when the optional font ROM module is installed.
*3 Depending on the font that has been selected.
*4 Depending on whether Letter (60) or A4 (64) paper has been selected.
FontSource Sets the default font source. Font Number Sets the default font number for the default font source. The available number depends on the settings you made. Pitch Specifies the default font pitch if the font is scalable and of fixed-pitch. You can select from 0.44 to 99.99 cpi (characters per inch), in 0.01-cpi increments. This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings. Height Specifies the default font height if the font is scalable and proportional. You can select from 4.00 to 999.75 points, in 0.25-point increments. This item may not appear depending on the Font Source or Font Number settings. SymSet Selects the default symbol set. If the font you selected in Font Source and Font Number is not available in the new SymSet setting, the Font Source and the Font Number settings are automatically replaced with the default value, IBM-US. Form Selects the number of lines for the selected paper size and orientation. This also causes a line spacing (VMI) change, and the new VMI value is stored in the printer. This means that later changes in the Page Size or Orientation settings cause changes in the Form value, based on the stored VMI. CR Function, LF Function These functions are included for users of particular operating systems, such as UNIX. Tray Assign Changes the assignment for the paper source select command. When 4 is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4. When 4K is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 4000, 5000, and 8000. When 5S is selected, the commands are set as compatible with the HP LaserJet 5S. This menu allows you to make settings which affect the printer when it is in the PS3 mode.
Error Sheet When you select On, the printer prints out an error sheet. Coloration Allows you to select the color printing or black-and-white printing mode. Image Protect The printer employs lossy compression when Off is selected. The printer does not employ lossy compression when On is selected. Lossy compression refers to a data compression technique in which some amount of data is lost. Binary Specifies the data format. Select On for the Binary data and select Off for the ASCII data.
To use the Binary data, make sure your application supports Binary data and that SEND CTRL-D Before Each Job and SEND CTRL-D After Each Job are set to No. When this setting is set to On, you cannot use TBCP (Tagged binary communication protocol) and Job Management in the printer driver settings. This menu allows you to make settings which affect the printer when it is in the ESC/P 2 emulation mode.
* Depending on whether Letter (62) or A4 (66) paper has been selected.
Font Selects the font. Pitch Selects the pitch (the horizontal spacing) of the font in fixed pitch, measured in cpi (characters per inch). You can also choose proportional spacing. Condensed Turns condensed printing on or off. T. Margin Sets the distance from the top of the page to the baseline of the first printable line. The distance is measured in inches. The smaller the value, the closer the printable line is to the top. Text Sets the page length in lines. For this option, a line is assumed to be 1 pica (1/6 inch). If you change the Orientation, Page Size, or T. Margin settings, the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size. CG Table Use the character generator (CG) table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table. The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines, corners, shaded areas, international characters, Greek characters, and mathematical symbols. If you select Italic, the upper half of the character table is defined as italic characters. Country Use this option to select one of the fifteen international symbol sets. See International character sets for samples of the characters in each country’s symbol set. Auto CR Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage-return/line-feed (CR-LF) operation whenever the printing position goes beyond the right margin. If you select Off, the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a carriage-return character. This function is handled automatically by most applications. Auto LF If you select Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage-return (CR). If On is selected, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage-return. Select On if your text lines overlap. Bit Image The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands. If you select Dark, the bit image density is high, and if you select Light, the bit image density is low. If you select BarCode, the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots. This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader. This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed, and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics. ZeroChar Specifies whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero. This menu allows you to make settings which affect the printer when it is in the FX emulation mode.
* Depending on whether Letter (62) or A4 (66) paper has been selected.
Font Selects the font. Pitch Selects the pitch (the horizontal spacing) of the font in fixed pitch, measured in cpi (characters per inch). You can also choose proportional spacing. Condensed Turns condensed printing on or off. T. Margin Sets the distance from the top of the page to the baseline of the first printable line. The distance is measured in inches. The smaller the value, the closer the printable line is to the top. Text Sets the page length in lines. For this option, a line is assumed to be 1 pica (1/6 inch). If you change the Orientation, Page Size, or T. Margin settings, the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size. CG Table Use the character generator (CG) table option to select the graphics character table or the italics table. The graphics table contains graphic characters for printing lines, corners, shaded areas, international characters, Greek characters, and mathematical symbols. If you select Italic, the upper half of the character table is defined as italic characters. Country Use this option to select one of the fifteen international symbol sets. See International character sets for samples of the characters in each country’s symbol set. Auto CR Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage-return/line-feed (CR-LF) operation whenever the printing position goes beyond the right margin. If you select Off, the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a carriage-return character. This function is handled automatically by most applications. Auto LF If you select Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage-return (CR). If On is selected, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage-return. Select On if your text lines overlap. Bit Image The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands. If you select Dark, the bit image density is high, and if you select Light, the bit image density is low. If you select BarCode, the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots. This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader. This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed, and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics. ZeroChar Selects whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero. The I239X mode emulates IBM® 2390/2391 Plus commands. These settings are available only when the printer is in the I239X mode.
*1 Depends on whether Letter (63) or A4 (67) paper has been selected.
*2 Depends on whether Letter (1) or A4 (2) paper has been selected.
Font Selects the font. Pitch Selects the pitch (the horizontal spacing) of the font in fixed pitch, measured in cpi (characters per inch). You can also choose proportional spacing. Code Page Selects the character tables. Character tables contain the characters and symbols used by different languages. The printer prints text based on the selected character table. T. Margin Sets the distance from the top of the page to the baseline of the first printable line. The distance is measured in inches. The smaller the value, the closer the printable line is to the top. Text Sets the page length in lines. For this option, a line is assumed to be 1 pica (1/6 inch). If you change the Orientation, Page Size, or T. Margin settings, the page length setting automatically returns to the default for each paper size. Auto CR Specifies whether the printer performs a carriage-return/line-feed (CR-LF) operation whenever the printing position goes beyond the right margin. If this setting is off, the printer does not print any characters beyond the right margin and does not perform any line wrapping until it receives a carriage-return character. This function is handled automatically by most applications. Auto LF If you select Off, the printer does not send an automatic line-feed (LF) command with each carriage-return (CR). If On is selected, a line-feed command is sent with each carriage-return. Select On if your text lines overlap. Alt.Graphics Turns the Alternate Graphics option on or off. Bit Image The printer is able to emulate the graphics densities set with the printer commands. If you select Dark, the bit image density is high, and if you select Light, the bit image density is low. If you select BarCode, the printer converts bit images to bar codes by automatically filling in any vertical gaps between dots. This produces unbroken vertical lines that can be read by a bar code reader. This mode will reduce the size of the image being printed, and may also cause some distortion when printing bit image graphics. ZeroChar Selects whether the printer prints a slashed or unslashed zero. CharacterSet Selects character table 1 or 2. | |
Information Menu
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